First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced a one-off payment for Scotland’s health and social care staff as a ‘thank you for their extraordinary service’ throughout the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A
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Calls are being made for tens of thousands more social homes to be built in Scotland amid concerns the lack of it stops people leaving an abusive partner. Figures from
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Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has announced plans to set up an inquiry about the impact of coronavirus on Scotland’s care homes but warned it will not be done quickly. Holyrood’s
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A care group has questioned the fairness of a watchdog’s inspections approach during the coronavirus pandemic after it emerged local authority homes are far less likely to be inspected than
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A former MSP has said government ministers were led to believe the sexual abuse of children in care was not a systemic failure and therefore did not justify a public
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A total of 11 council areas are to be placed into Scotland’s highest tier of coronavirus restrictions later this week, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The Level 4 measures, similar to
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Parents of children with complex disabilities should be among the first to receive a Covid-19 vaccine, a charity has said. In a letter to Health Secretary Jeane Freeman and Deputy
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Stricter online protection laws must be introduced after online grooming rose by nearly a third during the Covid-19 lockdown, according to a children’s charity. The NSPCC said there were 268
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Nicola Sturgeon has said it is a concern that coronavirus tracers were unable to contact more than 3,500 Scots who tested positive for the disease. The First Minister said the
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A Holyrood committee has urged people to have their say on planned new laws that could be used to ban those who commit domestic abuse from their victims’ homes. MSPs
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